Lesley's Stampin Ground

Monday, 31 July 2023

Enchanted Butterfly

Hello again friends,

I had some scraps of designer paper left from previous projects so used them on the background of this card.

The DSP is from the Hello Irresistible Designer Series Paper (#1611139) and Inked Botanicals Designer Series Paper (#161157). The Basic White card front (#159228) was dry embossed with the Twisted Rope 3D Embossing Folder (#161545) and this was matted with Melon Mambo card (#119980), then attached to the Basic White base card. The DSP was taped to the card front.

The butterfly is from the Enchanted Butterfly stamp set (#1612790). I stamped the butterfly onto Melon Mambo card with VersaMark (#102283) and added the Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#155555) and set this with the Heat Tool (#129056). The butterfly was fussy cut and attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

“Happy Birthday” from the Biggest Wish stamp set (#155052) was stamped with Melon Mambo ink (#147051) then fussy cut. Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) were used to attach the sentiment. The embellishments are from the Glossy Dots Assortments (#158827).

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Sunday, 30 July 2023

Fun On Wheels

Hello friends,

I have been asked for some masculine cards so here is one using the Fun On Wheels Bundle (#161216).

The bike from the Fun On Wheels stamp set (#161210) was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I used Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#155554) which was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). The co-ordinating die from the Fun On Wheels dies (#161216) cut out the bike.

A piece of the Go To Fishing Designer Series Paper (#161534) was attached to the side of the Basic White base card (#159228). I cut another piece of the same DSP and the Basic Black card (#121688) with the Deckled Rectangles Dies (#159173). The bike was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

“Happy Birthday” is from the Go To Greetings stamp set (#158763). This was also heat embossed and cut with Deckled Rectangles dies. There wasn't the correct size die so I used 2 dies to cut the sentiment to the size I wanted as shown below.

The edges of the sentiment were daubered with Misty Moonlight ink (#153118) then attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

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Saturday, 29 July 2023

Trucking Along

Hi & welcome everyone,

I have made these masculine cards today using the Trucking Along Bundle (#162306) in 3 different colours.

The colours I have used are Very Vanilla with Misty Moonlight, Pretty Peacock & Pecan Pie.

The Very Vanilla card sizes are - 22cm x 10.5cm and scored at 7cm.

- 23cm x 8.5cm and scored at 13cm

- 8cm x 6.5 (for the front)

The coloured card - 14cm x 9.5cm

- 9cm x7.5cm

Designer Series Paper - 9.5cm x 6cm

You also need smaller pieces for the sentiment and the truck.

I stamped the truck from the Trucking Along stamp set (#162299) with Versa Mark (#102283) and I used the Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#155554) which was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). I used Misty Moonlight card (#153086), Pretty Peacock card (#150886) and Pecan Pie card (#161726). The truck was punched with the Trucking Along Builder Punch (#162305). The stamp set & punch are available together as the Trucking Along Bundle (#162306) and these are all available from the Online Exclusives.

I stamped the “road” with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708). This is from the Inked & Tiled stamp set (#161158). After stamping the “road” I embossed this Very Vanilla card. The embossing folders I used on the 3 cards are Basics (#161598), Timber (#156406) and Painted Texture (#154317).

I stamped the presents, flowers & tree with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and coloured them with a variety of Stampin’ Blends. These images were fussy cut and I attached these and the truck with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The DSP for the Misty Moonlight card & Pecan Pie card are from Let’s Go Fishing (#161534). For the Pretty Peacock card I used Earthen Elegance DSP (#161503).

“Happy Birthday” is from the Inked & Tiled stamp set. I used Misty moonlight ink (#153118), Pretty Peacock ink (#150083) and Pecan Pie ink (#161665). The dies to cut the sentiments are Stylish Shapes dies (#159183) for the Misty Moonlight & Pretty Peacock cards and Nested Essentials dies (#161597) for the Pecan Pie card. When attaching the sentiment I used Stampin’ Dimensionals on the left side only allowing the flap to tuck under the sentiment.

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

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Friday, 28 July 2023

Petal Park

Hello,

I have used a variety of stamp sets for this easy card. The flowers are from the Petal Park stamp set (#160571).

Firstly I stamped the Very Vanilla card front (#106550) with an image from the Artistically Inked stamp set (#154542). This was stamped randomly on the card with Lemon Lolly ink (#161666). I then stamped the leaves from the Gorgeously Made stamp set (#161193) using Mossy Meadow ink (#147111) and Pecan Pie Ink (#161665).

The corners of the card front were punched with the Very Best Trio punch (#159878) then this was matted with Pumpkin Pie card (#108601) and attached to the Very Vanilla base card.

The flowers were stamped with Pumpkin Pie ink (#147086), using full strength ink for the outline and stamped off for the inside. They were punched with the Petal Park Builder Punch (#160576) and attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

“Best Wishes” from Artistically Inked stamp set was stamped with Pumpkin Pie ink and I used a Radiating Stitches Die (#161595) to cut this.

The embellishments are from the Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems (#161300) and added to the flower centres. As usual I used Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) on the flowers.

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

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Thursday, 27 July 2023

Irresistible Blooms

Hello friends,

I needed a special card and always love purple & gold together. It is a larger size using a full sheet of Basic White card (#159228) and scoring in half along the longer side.

I stamped the flowers from the Irresistible Blooms stamp set (#161140) using VersaMark (#102283) and adding Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#155555). This was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). I used Highland Heather card (#147010) and Fresh Freesia Card (#155614) for the flowers.

The “wreath” was cut with an Irresistible Blooms die (#161149) from Gold Foil Sheet (#132622) which was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334). “Best Wishes” from Layering Leaves stamp set (#161277) was also Gold embossed. I cut this with the same die as the wreath but only used the inside part which fitted into the gold wreath. The leaves are also cut with the Irresistible Blooms dies with Gold Foil sheets.

I cut the bottom edge of the Basic White card with an Elegant Border die (#161593), then I dry embossed the card with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder (#161600). I matted this with the Gorgeous Grape card (#147011) then attached it to the base card.

The flowers were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#1044430). The sentiment was taped to the card and the wreath & leaves were attached having the adhesive sheet adhered to the back. The Gorgeous Grape embellishments are from the Glossy Dots Assortment (#158827).

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

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Wednesday, 26 July 2023

Cheerful Daisies

Hello friends,

The Cheerful Daisies Bundle (#161296) has been used for the flower & leaves on this card.

The flower is a Two-Step stamp. I stamped the outside with Daffodil Delight ink (#147094) and the inside the petals with Lemon Lolly ink (#161666). The flower centre was also stamped with Daffodil Delight. The flower and the leaves were cut with the Cheerful Daisies dies (#161296). I used Soft Sea Foam card (#147012) which was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334) making these fine leaves easy to attach to the card.

I coloured a piece of Vellum (#106584) using Blending Brushes (#153611) with Lemon Lolly ink, Bubble Bath ink (#161664), Balmy Blue ink (#147105) and Granny Apple Green ink (#147095). I then dry embossed the vellum with one of the Elegant Eucalyptus 3D Embossing Folders (#159170). I attached this to a piece of Basic White card, then to Daffodil Delight card (#121680), then to the Basic White base card. The reason I attached the vellum to the white card was to see the colours better.

“Thinking Of You” from The Go To Greetings stamp set (#158763) was stamped with Daffodil Delight ink and cut with a Something Fancy Die (#160424). The sentiment & flower were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). I added the Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels (#158987) to the card and used the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) to add the shimmer to the flower.

TIP: When I attach the vellum to the card I always ensure I use adhesive only under areas which can’t be seen as it will show through the vellum. I used tape under the flower & sentiment and Mini Glue Dots (#103683) under the embellishments.

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

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